Combined cap and eyeshield



Jan. 6, 1942. F E 2,269,322

COMBINED CAP AND EYESHIELD Filed May 6, 1938 INVENTOR PULL/AM FJEE/P.

ATTORNEY Patented Jan. 6, 1942 2,269,322 ooMBrNEn CAP AND EYESHIELDWilliam F. Serr, New York, N, Y}, f i Q Pusinelli,;New YorkgNLY.Application May. 6, 1938, ammal (01.2%16") I 2 Claims.

This invention has reference to articles of sportwear forlthe head, suchascaps, bandeau, or any similar articleof headwear commonly providedwith a visor, and more particularly it has reference, to eyeshieldsand/or Windshields associated with the visors of such hea dwear.

All outdoor sports require devices of the nature" aforesaid, whetherwinter sports such as skiing,

skating, tobogganing, or the like, or summer sportssuch as golf, tennis,baseball, fishing or the like.- For winter sports my invention willcommonly be utilized with warm, heavy caps,

whereas for summer sports it will be utilized with any form of lightheadwear employing a visor in association therewith. e

- My invention in one of its'aspects comprehends, broadly stated, aneyeshield and/or windshield so associated with the visor of the cap orthe like that it may be snugly secured substantially flat against theunder side of the visor when not in use, from which position it isadapted to. be swung downwardly into operation beforethe eyes of thewearer whenever desirable for protective purposes. I g

The primary object of my invention is the provision of such a shieldwhich may be associated in inoperative position with the visor withoutbeing unsightly and which will be available for ready and easypositioning as a shieldbefore the eyes.

Another object is the positioning of the eyeshield so that itwill, inuse, surround the foretrzisaibottom plan view of the parts oc-.

cupyingfithe same relative position as illustrated in Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a plan view looking up undera cap visor andshowing myinvention, associated therewith :in'inoperative position;

Fig. 4 is a sectional view taken along the line 4'4ofFig. 3. r

Proceeding now to. a detailed description of my invention and referringfirstto Fig. 1 of the drawing which is -illustrative of one embodimentof my invention, the reference character I0 indi-- cates theskullpartof'a cap which is provided with a visor II, The eyeshield l2, whichis here shown in operative position, is made of a trans parent sheet ofmaterial such as any one of the numerous materials generally known assynthetic plastics; it will be preferably tinted any color suitable forthe protectionof the eyesagainst glaring --li-ghts,'such[for instance asamber or green.

- This eyeshield l2 has an outer, peripheral edge outline, as at l3,which is substantially coincident I with the outer front edge of thevisor I l', but is provided, as at ll, with a cutaway portion adap'tedtostraddle the nose of thewea'rer when it is in operative positionbeforethe eyes! The inner edge l4 of theeyeshield l2 extends straightacross the visor, when notin use, as shown in 'Fig. 3, but itslongitudinal extremities, as at, l5,

are bowed rearwardlywhen it'is adjusted in operative posltion before theeyes, in substantial conhead of the wearer in such bowed conformitytherewith as to shield the eyes of the wearer in front and at each outerside, without interruption of the field of vision.

A further object is to provide an eyeshield which may be readilyattached to and detached.

theadvantages of goggles while 'being free from many of thedisadvantages of the latter.

Other objects are simplicity of construction,

cheapness of manufacture and easiness of manipulation for assembly anddisassembly and for operative and inoperative positioning.

formation vviththefront of the skull part of the cap and withtheforehead of the wearer, as shown in Fig; 2.

In Fig. 3 the eyeshield I2 is shown as being attached to the visor outof operative position, and ithas, it will be seen, a hinged connectionwith the visor as is generally represented by the reference character H,which connection is positioned along the straight edge [4 at a pointintermediate theextremities l5. I

This hinged connection H comprises a short strip of leather, or'ofsimilar tough material, l6, suitably attachedat one end I! to the visoras by stitching-cementing or the like, where it is provided with a pairof one of the cooperating Other objects and advantages of the inventionwill appear as the specific description thereof proceeds as taken inconnection with the dis closures of the accompanying drawing, in which:

a Fig. 1 is a side view in elevation of a visored cap,

showing one embodiment of my invention applied thereto in operativeassociation;

elements of a snap fastener, the cooperating pair of cooperatingelements of which are attached to the'othe'ni'ree end I8 of the stripIE, to make up the two complete snap fasteners indicated by thereference numerals l9 and 2'll. The eyeshield [2 at a pointcorresponding with the location of the strip [6' is provided with anelongated slot 2|,

. f for the inserted reception of saidstrlp. The end by means ofaplurality of short tab-strips of leather or similar material, four ofsuch tab-strips being shownand being respectively indicated by thereference numerals 22, 23,24 and 25 with each of which snap fastenerelements are associated as plainly illustrated in Figs. 1 to 4,inclusive.

In the case of the tab-strips 22 and 23 one end of each is attached tothe visor in any suitable manner, and each is provided with one of thecooperative elements of a snap fastener, the other ends of said tabsbeing free and being provided with cooperating snap fastener elements,as clearly indicated in the drawing.

The eyeshield at points corresponding to the location of the attachedends of the tabs 22 and 23, is provided with apertures 26 and 21. Inorder therefore to secure the eyeshield to the visor at this point, thetabs 22 and 23 are passed about the edge of the'former, after which thesnap fastener elements may be lockedlysecured to each other through thesaid apertures. A

The tabs 24 and 25 are cementitiously or otherwise suitably attached tothe under side of the eyeshield, as clearly shown in Fig. 3,'and theyare each provided with one of the members of a snap fastener on theirfree ends. The visor is provided, opposite the tabs 24 and 25, with snapfastener members 28 and 29 designed to engage lockedly with thecooperating members on the free ends of the tabs 24 and 25 when thelatter are passed about the edge l4 and over the eyeshield.

To operatively position the eyeshield in front of the eyes of thewearer, the snap fastener mem- Y bers of the tabs 22, 23, 24 and 25 aredisengaged thereby releasing the eyeshield and permitting it to be swungdownwardly about the hinge H. At the inner side margins of the visorsnap fastener members 30 and 3| are suitably attached. The outerextremities l5 of the eyeshield are then bowed backwardly until the snapfastener members on the tabs 24 and 25 are brought into registry withand lockedly engaged by the members 30 and 3|. The eyeshield will thusbe secured to the visor in bowed relationship substantially conformingwith the front edges of the cap band, as appears in Figs. 1 and 2, andis thereby positioned in front and on each side of the eyes of thewearer, so that it affords complete protection for the eyes, both frontand side, without interrupting the normal field of vision.

For some purposes it may be found desirable to render opaque the body ofthe eyeshield and provide eye-windows directly in front of the eyes, allas will be readily understood without further illustration.

The term cap as employed in the appended claims is to be construed asembracing any type of headgear which comprises a head-band and a visor.

I claim:

1. The combination with a cap having a visor, of an eyeshield having atleast a portion thereof transparent, means including a flexible strapmember, a snap fastener member carried thereby, and a, cooperating snapfastener member on said visor for det'achably and hingedly connectingsaid eyeshield to said visor substantially at the central portion of oneedge of said eyeshield, the opposite edge of said eyeshield beingsubstantially free of fastening means adjacent the central portionthereof and being provided with a nose notch therein, snap fastenerelements secured to said eyeshield adjacent the lateral extremitiesthereof and each including a member flexibly and hingedly attached tosaid eyeshield, snap fastener elements on said visor substantially inalignment with said central snap fastener element and positioned forcooperation with the snap fastener elements on said eyeshield formaintaining said eyeshield in inoperative position substantially fiatagainst the visor, and a second set of snap fastener elements on saidvisor rearwardly of said first set and positioned to cooperate with thesnap fastener elements on said eyeshield whereby tofiex said eyeshieldrearwardly in bowed position and substantially at right angles, rigidlywith respect to said visor inoperative position.

2. The combination according to claim 1 in which the visor hasadditional strap members secured thereto near the forward edge thereof,said additional strap members carrying additional snap fasteners, saideyeshield having openings through which said additional snap fastenersmay engage with each other to assist in holding said eyeshield ininoperative position.

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